Lai Tung-kwok
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Lai Tung-kwok, IDSM (born 1952 in Hong Kong
with family roots in Shunde
, Guangdong
) is the Under Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 2009 and was the Director of Immigration
from 2002 to 2008.
Mr. Lai joined the British Hong Kong
Government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, to Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, to Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, to Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, to Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, to Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002. He ceased Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009, succeeded by Simon Peh
. In 2009, he was appointed to the Under Secretary for Security.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
with family roots in Shunde
Shunde
Shunde District is a district of Foshan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, southeast China.-Administration:Shunde was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a district of Foshan prefecture-level city...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
) is the Under Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 2009 and was the Director of Immigration
Director of Immigration
The Director of Immigration is the head of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for immigration issues and controlling entry ports into Hong Kong.-List of Directors of Immigration:* J. Moore...
from 2002 to 2008.
Mr. Lai joined the British Hong Kong
British Hong Kong
British Hong Kong refers to Hong Kong as a Crown colony and later, a British dependent territory under British administration from 1841 to 1997.- Colonial establishment :...
Government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, to Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, to Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, to Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, to Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, to Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002. He ceased Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009, succeeded by Simon Peh
Simon Peh
Simon Peh Yun Lu, IDSM was the Director of Immigration for the Immigration Department of Hong Kong.-Background:Peh Yun Lu graduated from Pui Ching Middle School of Hong Kong in 1973. He completed college in 1978 and joined the Immigration Department as an Immigration Officer. In 1984, he was...
. In 2009, he was appointed to the Under Secretary for Security.